List of political parties in the Republic of the Congo
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The Republic of Congo (Brazzaville) is a one party dominant state with the Congolese Labour Party in power. Opposition parties are allowed, but are widely considered to have no real chance of gaining power.
The parties
- Congolese Labour Party (Parti Congolais du Travail)
- Convention for Democracy and SalvationConvention for Democracy and SalvationThe Convention for Democracy and Salvation is an alliance of political parties in the Republic of the Congo; its formation by sixteen opposition parties was announced on 29 March 2002...
(Convention pour la Démocratie et le Salut) - United Democratic ForcesUnited Democratic Forces (Congo)The United Democratic Forces was an alliance of political parties in the Republic of the Congo, led by Denis Sassou-Nguesso. Sassou-Nguesso, presidential candidate of both the Congolese Labour Party and the FDU, won the presidential election of 10 March 2002 with 89.4% of the vote...
(Forces Démocratiques Unies) - Union for Democracy and RepublicUnion for Democracy and Republic (Congo)The Union for Democracy and the Republic is a political party in the Republic of the Congo. André Milongo, who was the country's transitional Prime Minister from 1991 to 1992, was the President of the UDR-Mwinda until his death in July 2007.The UDR-Mwinda was founded in October 1992...
(Union pour la Démocratie et la République-Mwinda) - Union for Democratic RenewalUnion for Democratic Renewal (Congo)The Union for Democratic Renewal was a coalition of political parties in the Republic of the Congo. The coalition was led by Bernard Kolélas, who was also the leader of the coalition's largest party, the Congolese Movement for Democracy and Integral Development...
(Union pour la Renouveau Démocratique) - Pan-African Union for Social-Democracy (Union Panafricaine pour la Démocratie Sociale)
- Congolese Movement for Democracy and Integral DevelopmentCongolese Movement for Democracy and Integral DevelopmentThe Congolese Movement for Democracy and Integral Development is a political party in the Republic of the Congo, led by Bernard Kolélas....
(Mouvement congolais pour la démocratie et le développement intégral) - Rally for Democracy and DevelopmentRally for Democracy and DevelopmentThe Rally for Democracy and Development is a political party in the Republic of the Congo. It has been one of the main participants in a coalition known as the African Socialist Movement-Congolese Progressive Party .The RDD was founded in 1990 under the leadership of former Head of State Joachim...
(Rassemblement pour la démocratie et le développement)